Kahala Associates Recognized As Luxury Home Marketing Leaders
July 1, 2008

     
Shaila Mirchandani, Jeff Fox, Myra Brandt, Gloria Affigne

Several agent-owners with Kahala Associates recently earned the prestigious Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation in recognition of their experience, knowledge and expertise in the luxury home market. The designees, including Myra Brandt, Gloria Affigne, Shaila Mirchandani, and Jeff Fox, were recognized by the prestigious Institute for Luxury Home Marketing. 

“Each of them is an example of a real estate professional who has worked to develop market knowledge and the special skills and competencies necessary to provide exceptional service in the fine homes and estates marketplace,” said Institute President Laurie Moore-Moore, upon announcing the designation. “Affluent buyers and sellers can turn to sales professionals who have this designation and be confident that they have special expertise and experience in the luxury home marketplace.” 

“We are committed to providing outstanding service to our clients,” said Brandt. “The Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation is evidence of our ability to meet the needs of affluent buyers and sellers. Membership in The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing also provides marketing tools and networking capabilities that benefit our clients.” 

Each of these new designees has also earned membership in the prestigious Million Dollar Guild, recognizing their recent performance in the million-dollar and above luxury home market within Hawaii. “Real Estate professionals who have earned admittance to The Institute’s Million Dollar Guild not only have specific upper-tier market knowledge, but they also understand the unique needs of affluent buyers & sellers, and recognize the importance of being discreet,” said Moore-Moore. “Whether you’re buying or selling a multi-million dollar property, you can depend upon The Institute’s Million Dollar Guild members to have the competencies necessary to help you meet your objectives.” 

“To have this recognition of our accomplishments in serving the Oahu market is an honor,” said Fox. “It has strengthened our commitment to the community and its residents.” Members of the Million Dollar Guild are Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialists (CLHMS) who have documented their success in assisting affluent buyers and sellers with million-dollar properties.


Shaila Mirchandani awarded Certified Residential Specialist Designation
May 1, 2008

 

Shaila Mirchandani has been awarded the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation by the Council of Residential Specialists. She has achieved the CRS Designation by completing advanced courses and demonstrating professional expertise in the field of residential real estate. Fewer than 4% of Realtors nationwide have earned that credential.  Congratulations, Shaila!


Kahala Associates Wins Web Site Award at International Conference
April 10, 2008



Kahala Associates was again represented at this year’s international conference of The Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® organization by Chuck Garrett, director of business development. This year’s event was held in Boca Raton, Florida and was well attended by more than 800 real estate brokers from across the United States as well as from 11 international cities. Real estate leaders advised each other about a number of industry topics and about the current performance and expectations for some of the highest and lowest performing markets. Garrett was a featured speaker on the subject of benchmarking Internet business trends. ‘Capturing a prospective client from the Internet, providing a high quality experience, determining which vendors to work with, establishing a workable revenue share ... these are all topics still somewhat in their infancy for most real estate companies," reported Garrett.

Garrett was also on hand to receive Kahala Associates’ first prize award for Web site design presented by Paul Boomsma, chief marketing officer of Leading RE. "The Web site was chosen for its creativity and effectiveness and we were inspired by a number of design elements in Kahala’s Web site," said Robin LaSure, Leading RE’s vice president of communications.


Brandt Hosts Kahala Home Tour

On April 4, 2008, a team of top-tier cooperating REALTORS® went on a Hummer Limo pre-marketing tour of new listings, organized by Myra Brandt, Principal Broker of Kahala Associates. “We view our competition as one of our greatest resources and believe that not only do we benefit by touring our listings, providing feedback & sharing wants and needs but Buyers and Sellers benefit from an improved level of service.” These RREALTORS® understand that and are proof that a solid track record of success is a clear indicator of cooperation and market savvy.

Pictured L to R: Patricia Case, Myra Brandt, Margaret Murchie, Sachi Braden, Anita Bruhl, Jeff Fox, Anne Oliver, Beth Chang, Douglas Shanefield, Dwight Synan. Missing: Suzie Hemmings, Mary LaVoie, Frankie Anderson.


Kahala Associates Builds Expertise in Luxury Home Marketing
March 7, 2008



Several agent-owners with Kahala Associates recently completed a luxury home marketing training course offered by The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing. The Kahala Associates team includes Myra Brandt, Gloria Affigne, Shaila Mirchandani, Dawn Marie, Pam Princenthal, Ulf Schaefer, Jeff Fox, and Ian Murphy.

The course - which covered such topics as demographics of the affluent, lifestyle segmentation, trends and amenities in today’s luxury home product, and creating a marketing plan for the multimillion dollar property – was taught by Sharon Simms and Tami Simms, and created by Laurie Moore-Moore, President of the Dallas-based Institute and author of the book, “Rich Buyer, Rich Seller! The Real Estate Agents’ Guide to Marketing Luxury Homes.”

“The course is a step towards earning the prestigious Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation which The Institute awards internationally to sales professionals who meet performance standards in the upper-tier residential market,” said Moore-Moore. “Kahala Associates is an example of a company who works to hone the special skills and competencies necessary to provide exceptional service in the fine homes and estates marketplace.” Kahala Associates is an award-winning real estate brokerage that has been active since 2001 and specializes in Oahu’s luxury market. They have recently transitioned to an agent-owned company reflecting the higher level of commitment, dedication, and service to their business and customers.

“The training provided new insight about the upper tier market, helped us polish our skills, and provided valuable networking contacts with other agents across the country who specialize in luxury properties,” said Brandt. “In addition, we discovered new and creative tools for promoting expensive homes and estates and new resources for finding buyer prospects. Home buyers and sellers will benefit from our new knowledge.”


Kahala Associates Becomes An Agent-Owned Company
February 1, 2008


Myra & Victor Brandt
Company Founders

The transformation of Kahala Associates to an agent-owned company…a first for Hawaii… began this year with an impressive surge in enthusiasm and commitment within this seven year old organization.  “We began 2008 embracing the concept of teamwork fused to individual ownership,” said Myra Brandt, Principal Broker.  Kahala Associates is a full-service, Hawaii based, non-franchise real estate company with a special focus on the luxury residential market. The agent-owners of Kahala Associates bring an exceptional level of professional excellence via technical mastery of real estate to this organization in order to best serve each client’s needs.  The inclusion of Kahala Associates in Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a powerhouse real estate network of only the highest caliber individuals, attests to their reputation and expertise.  Kahala Associates enjoys, as well, membership in Luxury Portfolio Fine Property Collection with its preeminent international presence.  Our international clients are well served by the presence of agent-owners fluent in most Asian and European languages.  

Kahala Associates Receives National Recognition
January 1, 2008

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® recently recognized Kahala Associates of Honolulu as one of only 12% of its member brokers who increased their network performance in 2007. Including Kahala Associates, 25 companies in 15 states were named. Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® is comprised of the best-known local and regional independent real estate names in the business, with annual sales of over $400 billion, more than any other residential real estate organization.